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Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times --
for this was the king '
s procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment ,
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the men next to him being Carshe '
na ,
Shethar ,
Adma '
tha ,
Tarshish ,
Meres ,
Marse '
na ,
and Memu '
can ,
the seven princes of Persia and Media ,
who saw the king '
s face ,
and sat first in the kingdom --:
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According to the law ,
what is to be done to Queen Vashti ,
because she has not performed the command of King Ahasu-e '
rus conveyed by the eunuchs ?"
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Then Memu '
can said in presence of the king and the princes , "
Not only to the king has Queen Vashti done wrong ,
but also to all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasu-e '
rus .
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For this deed of the queen will be made known to all women ,
causing them to look with contempt upon their husbands ,
since they will say , `
King Ahasu-e '
rus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him ,
and she did not come .'
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This very day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen '
s behavior will be telling it to all the king '
s princes ,
and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty .
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If it please the king ,
let a royal order go forth from him ,
and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be altered ,
that Vashti is to come no more before King Ahasu-e '
rus ;
and let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she .